Russian forces conducted a Banderol loitering munition strike against Pechenihy, Kharkiv Oblast, killing at least ten civilians and injuring at least eight.
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Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration Head Oleh Synehubov reported that Russian forces conducted a missile strike against Pechenihy, killing at least ten civilians.
The Russians attacked Izium at about 04:05 using a 300-mm Tornado-S multiple-launch rocket system.
Russian forces carried out a missile strike on Pechenihy on Tuesday morning, hitting a post office, stores, and homes.
Five people, including a 9-year-old boy, were injured in the enemy attack on Izium.
Five private houses were damaged in the city.
Russian forces launched a deadly strike on central Pechenihy in Kharkiv Oblast on the morning of August 18, killing at least 10 people and injuring 17 others.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Russian forces deliberately struck a crowded intersection near a post office and shops surrounded by residential buildings.
A Russian missile strike on the village of Pechenyhy in the Kharkiv region killed 10 people and injured eight on Tuesday, Aug. 18.
Russian occupiers attacked Pechny with two Bandero cruise missiles.
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